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Chapter 09
09 - Non-normal data
Version 2.11
Felipe Campelo
http://orcslab.cpdee.ufmg.br/
Belo Horizonte
April 2015
“Nothing has such power to broaden the mind
as the ability to investigate systematically and truly
all that comes under thy observation in life.”
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Simple comparisons
Non-normal data
Rank-based methods;
Bootstrap-based methods;
Distribution-specific methods.
In this lecture we’ll introduce the first three approaches. The use of
distribution-specific methods (e.g., generalized linear models) will be
discussed in future versions of this course.
Data transformations
Main concepts
Required reading
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Recommended reading
1
2
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